• MIT
n. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a maggot
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. – the hand
• MITCH
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – to play truant; to absent oneself without leave
vb. 2. 1871 Eng. dial. – to slink, to slouch, to sneak, to prowl about; to crouch, to huddle
vb. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to idle about
• MITCHAM GYPSY
n. 2000 Brit. sl. – a person who wishes to be or pretends to be a gypsy
• MITCHELL DAY
n. 1968 Amer. miners’ usage – the first day of May
• MITE
n. 1. 1900 Eng. dial. – anything small and inferior, as refuse potatoes
n. 2. 1941 Amer. dial. – a small child
vb. 1940 Amer. dial. – to shun
• MITER
vb. 1859 Eng. dial. – to crumble to dust; to waste; to wear away gradually through the effect of time and weather
• MITES AND LICE
n. 1967 US sl. – in poker: a hand with a pair of threes and a pair of twos
• MITEY
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – small; like a mite
• MITHE
vb. 1. a900 obs. – to remain concealed; to escape notice; to avoid; to hide one’s thoughts or feelings
vb. 2. 1967 US sl. – to conceal, dissemble (as feelings, etc.)
• MITHER
vb. 1. Bk1847 Eng. dial. – to muffle up; to smother; to encumber
vb. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – to complain, to nag, to bother or prevaricate
• MITIGATED AFFLICTIONS
n. M19 sl. – half-mourning
• MITSI
n. 2001 Brit. drug culture sl. – a variety of MDMA
• MITSUBISHI
n. 2001 Brit. drug culture sl. – a variety of MDMA
• MITSUBISHI TURBO
n. 2001 UK drug culture sl. – a tablet of PMA, a synthetic hallucinogen, etched with the Japanese car manufacturer’s logo
• MITSY
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a mosquito
• MITT
n. 1. 1893 US sl. – a hand, fist, or palm
n. 2. 1896 US sl. – in poker or other card games: a hand of cards
vb. 1915 US sl. – to grab, to seize
• MITT CAMP
n. 1915 US sl. – a fortune-telling booth in a carnival
• MITTEN
vb. 1873 Amer. dial. – to reject or dismiss a man’s invitation or proposal of marriage; to jilt
• A MITTENED CAT CATCHES NO MICE
phr. B1900 Eng. dial. – too much fastidiousness retards success
• A MITTENED CAT NEVER WAS A GOOD HUNTER
phr. 1641 Sc. – too much fastidiousness retards success
• MITTEN-KITTEN
n. 1977 Amer. dial. – a kitten born with extra toes in the front paws
• MITTEN MONEY
n. 1975 US sl. – extra money, either in the form of a tip or a bribe
• MITTEN ON TO
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. – to seize, to grab
• MITTEN QUEEN
n. M20 US homosexual sl. – a homosexual male who derives special satisfaction from masturbating others
• MITTENS
n. 1880 sl. – handcuffs
• MITT GLOMMER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a ‘handshaker’; a sycophant, a toady
• MITTLE
vb. 1820 Sc. – to hurt; to mutilate
• MITT MAN
n. 1997 US sl. – in gambling: a cheat who switches cards
• MITT ME
phr. 1930s US sl. – shake hands, esp. in context of congratulations
• MITT POUNDING
n. 1930s African-American sl. – applause; clapping
• MITT PUSHER
n. 1906 US sl. – a boxer
• MITT-READER
n. 1920s US sl. – a fortune-teller, a palmist
• MITTS
n. 1910s US prison sl. – handcuffs
• MITT SOMEONE IN
vb. 1900s US criminals’ sl. i to inveigle someone into a cheating card-game
• MITY-MITE
n. 1967 US sl. – an airblower used by the military in Vietnam to blow smoke or tear gas into empty tunnels
• MITZI
n. 2002 Brit. sl. – a Mitsubishi car
• MIVEY
n. L19 sl. – the landlady of a lodging-house
• MIVVY
n. 1. L19 sl. – a complainer, a whiner, an ‘old woman’
n. 2. L19 sl. – a marble
n. 3. L19 sl. – a term of contempt for a woman
n. 4, L19 sl. – the landlady of a lodging-house
n. 5. 1906 sl. – an expert, an adept, a skilled person
• MIVY
n. L19 sl. – the landlady of a lodging-house
• MIX
n. 1. M19 US sl. – a fight, a brawl
n. 2. L19 sl. – a muddle, a mess
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorder
n. 4. 1970s Aust. drug culture sl. – a combination of cannabis and others herbs, usually tobacco
n. 5. 1970s US drug culture sl. – a powder used to cut cocaine
n. 6. 1970s S. Afr. sl – methylated spirits, as drunk by alcoholics
n. 7. 2000s sl. – an environment in which drugs are involved
n. 8. 2000s African-American sl. – one’s private life
vb. 1. 1894 Sc. – to change colour; esp. of the hair: to become grey; of the face: to grow pale from disease
vb. 2. L19 US sl. – to fight; to come to blows
vb. 3. 1970s sl. – to inject a drug, usually heroin
• MIX AND MUDDLE
n. 20C rhyming sl. – a cuddle
• MIX-BREED
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person of mixed racial heritage
• MIXED
adj. 1. 1825 Sc. – slightly drunk
adj. 2. L19 sl. – confused, at a loss
• MIXED-BREED
n. 1775 Amer. dial. – a person of mixed racial heritage
• MIXED UP
adj. 1884 – confused, bewildered
• MIX’EM
n. E17 sl. – an apothecary
• MIXEN
n. 1. 1691 Eng. dial. – a dunghill, a manure-heap; a heap of ashes, refuse, etc.
n. 2. 1777 Eng. dial. – a term of reproach to a woman or child
• MIXEN-HEAP
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a dunghill
• MIXEN-HOLE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a hole for manure, dung, or refuse
• MIXEN-VARLET
n. 1895 Sc – a term of reproach
• MIXER
n. 1. 1938 sl. – a troublemaker
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a bartender
• MIXIE-MAXIE; MIXY-MAXY
adj. 1863 Eng. dial. – jumbled together; mixed up, confused
• MIX IN
vb. 1912 sl. – to start or join in a fight
• MIXIN
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – any milk product used in cooking
• MIX IT
vb. 1900 sl. – to fight
• MIXMASTER
n. 1951 Amer. sl. – a helicopter
• MIX-MEDLEY
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a jumble
• MIXMUX
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – confusion; medley
• MIXOLOGIST
n. M19 sl. orig. US – a bartender, esp as a mixer of cocktails
• MIXOLOGY
n. M19 sl. orig. US – mixing cocktails
• MIX ONE’S PEANUT BUTTER
vb. 1970s US sl. – to engage in anal intercourse
• MIXTERY
n. a1883 Amer. dial. – a mixture
• MIXTER-MAXTER
n. 1895 Sc. – a heterogeneous mixture; a confusion
• MIXTIE-MAXTIE; MIXTY-MAXTY
adj. 1863 Sc. – jumbled together; confused; mixed
n. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a heterogeneous mixture; a confusion
• MIXTRY
n. 1867 Amer. dial. – a mixture
• MIXUM
n. E17 sl. – an apothecary
• MIX-UP
n. 1. 1894 Amer. sl. – a fist-fight; a brawl
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorder
• MIXIE-MAXIE; MIXY-MAXY
adj. 1863 Eng. dial. – jumbled together; mixed up, confused
• MIZ
adj. 1. L19 sl. – miserable
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – bad
• MIZE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – water
vb. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to ooze;; to discharge slowly
vb. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. – to act like a miser; to hoard money
• MIZLEEN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – misty weather
• MIZ-MAZE; MIZZ-MAZE
adj. 1885 Eng. dial. – giddy; confused, bewildered
n. 1842 Eng. dial. – confusion; bewilderment; perplexity; nervous excitement
• MIZZ
n. L19 sl. – a misery
• MIZ-MAZED
adj. 1885 Eng. dial. – bewildered, puzzled; stunned
• MIZ-MAZEY
adj. 1893 Eng. dial. – puzzled, confused
• MIZ-WET
n. 1882 Eng. dial. – a mist
• MIZZARD
n. 1. B1900 tramps’ sl. – the mouth
n. 2. 1877 Amer. sl. – the head; the mind
• MIZZEN
n. 1901 Amer. dial. – a spirit, an imp
• MIZZEY; MIZZY
n. 1679 Eng. dial. – a quagmire, a soft boggy place
• MIZZICK
n. Bk1847 Eng. dial. – a boggy place
• MIZZICKY
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – boggy; also, fig., muddle-headed
• MIZZIL
vb. 1867 Amer. dial. – to depart in haste, to abscond, to run away
• MIZZLE
int. L18 sl. – go away! be off!
n. 1. 1860 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a very fine or misty rain; drizzle
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hasty or unceremonious departure
vb. 1. 1781 – to abscond; to run away; to clear out, to disappear; to go, to walk
vb. 2. 1783 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to rain in very fine drops; to drizzle
vb. 3. 1825 Sc. – to speckle; to give various colours
vb. 4. 1839 Eng. dial. – to succumb; to yield; to give up
vb. 5. 1938 Amer. dial. – to confuse, to muddle
• MIZZLE A PERSON
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. – to mystify him; to give him wrong information
• MIZZLED
adj. 1. L18 sl. – drunk
adj. 2. 1801 Sc. – having different colours; mottled, spotted, speckled; said especially of the legs when discoloured by sitting too near the fire …
adj. 3. 1984 Amer. dial. – confused, muddled
• MIZZLE ONE’S DICK
vb. c1880 Brit. nautical sl. – to miss one’s passage
• MIZZLER
n. 1. 1834 Brit. sl. – a fugitive; one who departs slyly
n. 2. 1940s sl. – a whinger; a complainer
• MIZZLETY
adj. 1909 Amer. dial. – misty, drizzling
• MIZZLE-WITTED
adj. 1935 Amer. dial. – mentally dull, witless, stupid
• MIZZLIE
adj. 1825 Sc. – speckled
• MIZZLING
adj. 1. 1838 Eng. & Amer. dial. – drizzling; rainy; misty
adj. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – confused, muddled
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – a very fine rain, drizzle, mist
• MIZZLINGS
n. 1671 Eng. dial. – the measles
• MIZZLY
adj. 1899 Amer. dial. – misty, drizzling, rainy
• MIZZOO
n. 1899 US sl. – Missouri; the Missouri River
• MIZZY-MAZE
n. 1842 Eng. dial. – confusion; bewilderment; perplexity; nervous excitement
• MIZZY-MAZEY
adj. 1893 Eng. dial. – puzzled, confused
• M.J.
n. 1966 orig. US drug culture sl. – marijuana
• MJIETA
n. 1960s S. Afr. – a township playboy
• MLUNGU
n. 1980s S. Afr. Black usage – a White person; used mockingly
• MNINGI
n. 1970s Royal Air Force usage, orig. Swahili – a great number
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